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Emily Blunt Books Seat On Black List Favorite ‘Passengers’?

Could Emily Blunt be the new “go-to” girl for futuristic sci-fi films? With Universal currently getting ready to push her presence in The Adjustment Bureau and fresh from her gig on Looper, it appears Blunt might be in talks to star opposite Keanu Reeves in Passengers — the Universal project is slated to be directed by Gabriele Muccino.

Eric Lavallée

Published on February 24, 2011

Could Emily Blunt be the new “go-to” girl for futuristic sci-fi films? With Universal currently getting ready to push her presence in The Adjustment Bureau and fresh from her gig on Looper, it appears Blunt might be in talks to star opposite Keanu Reeves in Passengers — the Universal project is slated to be directed by Gabriele Muccino.

Gist: A spaceship passenger is prematurely thawed from a cryogenic slumber a century before anyone else.

Worth Noting: This found itself on the annual Black List in the number three spot in 2007.

Do We Care: We’ve always liked the blend of sci-fi and romance genres – and really like the premise here. Let’s just hope Keanu doesn’t star in it.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).